Gantt and Moody both scored 12 early points to give the Owls a 24-19 lead with a little more than seven minutes remaining in the first half. The Owls then went scoreless for the next 11:08, allowing MTSU to build a 21 point lead early in the second half.

FAU (8-9, 3-3 Sun Belt) was unable to get MTSU's lead back into single digits until Jackson Trapp drained a transition 3-pointer with 2:38 remaining.

Pablo Bertone became the first Owl not named Gantt or Moody to score when he drained a 3-pointer nearly 4 minutes into the second half. Jackson Trapp also drained a three and Kelvin Penn had a field goal.